Published in two volumes.

Volume I: Domestic violence and the justice system: A study of breaches of protection orders / Ruth Busch -- Stopping child abuse / Miriam Saphira -- The cultural cost of becoming less violent / Jane Ritchie -- The Domestic Protection study: Protection orders and the Police / Neville Robertson, Ruth Busch and Hilary Lapsley -- The Domestic Protection study: Judicial processes in the Family and District Courts / Ruth Busch, Neville Robertson and Hilary Lapsley -- Public health nurses and family violence / Marion Pybus -- The archetypal nature of violence / Tom Flewett -- Anger, violence and our response: Ancient contexts illuminating present problems / Callum Gilmour -- Men as survivors of sexual abuse: Research, experience and response / Mark Vivian -- The commercialisation of violence through the media / Barbara Disley -- Identifying mental health issues for child victims / Maxine Hodgson -- Intensive therapeutic intervention with multi-dysfunctional families / Robyn Hewland and Libby Robins -- Keeping children safe during access visits: A unique model of supervision / J Henry, M. Adams, Lifield -- The Domestic Protection study: Family Court counselling / Hilary Lapsley, Neville Robertson and Ruth Busch -- Battered women seeking protection from the justice system: Selected case studies / Ruth Busch, Hilary Lapsley and Neville Robertson -- Peace education in schools: Empowering young people to make a choice / Yvonne Duncan -- Working towards a non-abusive society: The role of women's self-defence / Cerridwyn Young -- The Men for Non Violence (NZ) Network of Community Stopping Violence and sex offender programmes / John Binsted -- Stopping violence - Lessons learned at the anger management coalface / Ross Walker -- Violent crime - Achieving public intolerance by 1995 - reducing the incidence and effects by 1997 -- New Zealand Police Strategic Plan 1992-1997 (Preliminary discussion paper) / Presented by Assistant Commissioner P E C Doone - Prepared by Inspector J W van der Heyden, Police Development Group.

Volume II: Background and summary of recommendations / Max Abbott -- Welcome and introduction / Barbara Disley -- Towards a gentler society: Reflections on the Roper Report 1986 / Peter McGeorge -- The culture of violence / Ian Shirley -- A Maori perspective / Peter Sharples -- Crime free - A model for society; Preliminary research / Michael Guest -- Violence in social perspective / Greg Newbold -- A victim representative perspective / Jean Brown -- The Victim Task Force: Its role in support of victims of violence / Ann Ballin -- Role of justice in prevention of violence / Peter Gherard -- Pacific Island dialogue / Carmel Leinatioletuitoga Peteru -- The Government view / Paul East -- The Labour Party view / Mike Moore -- Commentary by Michael Guest in response to addresses by Paul East, Mike Moore and Jim Anderton - - Family Violence Prevention Co-ordinating Committee presentations / Parekotuku Moore, Taniela Vao, John Angus -- Prevention of violence / Margaret Manuka Sullivan -- Sexual abuse - Support for victims and related needs / Joy Baird -- Work in the field of violence toys / Vivien Eyers -- Partners of violent men / Gaye Sutton -- Napier Pilot City Trust / Pat Magill

Early in 1991, the Mental Health Foundation began to plan for a national seminar on Prevention of Violence and Victims of Violence. The original theme of the conference was to revisit the Roper Report and to ascertain the degree to which the recommendations contained in the report had been implemented. In January 1992 there was an unprecedented high number of killings in New Zealand, provoking widespread questioning as to the reason for this violence and arousing public concern. Two family slayings later in the year added to the homicide rate and the Government responded setting up a working group to examine the issues. The theme of the conference thus took on even greater significance with the major objectives defined by the Planning Committee as being to: Determine the extent of violence and violent offending in New Zealand; 2. Access the impact of violence and the costs to individuals and society; 3. Identify major correlates and causes of violence; 4. Review progress or otherwise towards implementation of the recommendations of the 1987 Report of the Ministerial Inquiry into Violence (Roper Report); 5. Specify measures that, if pursued with vigour, are likely to reduce levels of violence and violent crime. (From the Foreword). Record #3709